Buttermilk Lake is a Fond du Lac County water listed as a lake with the water profile currently listing about 13 acres and a maximum depth of 6 feet, so you can get the scale of the place before you ever make a cast.
What you are dealing with
| County | Fond du Lac County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 13 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 6 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 4 |
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For a new-to-me lake like this, simple beats clever and the first places I would give a fair shot are the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach before I let one slow spot convince me the whole lake is dead.
Fish tied to this lake
The present inventory shows Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch at Buttermilk Lake; which makes it reasonable to try weeds and easy cover for panfish, and keep the rest of the day loose.
How I would keep it simple
If I were headed to Buttermilk Lake tomorrow, I would keep the tackle simple, pick a manageable section, and let the first signs of fish decide the next move, then the only homework left is checking the current Wisconsin season, bag, and size rules.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.